Where does “Turd World” come from?
Turd World (English) comes from English turd, from Middle English toord, from Old English tord, from Proto-West Germanic *tord, from Proto-Germanic turdą, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Turd World (English): The Third World
Definitions
- The Third World
Ancestry of “Turd World”, step by step
Turd World traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turd | A piece of solid animal or human feces; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | toord | Alternative form of tord |
| 3 | Old English | tord | a turd |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tord | dung, excrement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | turdą | manure; mud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via English Third World
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Third World | Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War |